Natural Hair Blowout

Look like a movie star with these bouncing waves. This style can be achieve with either a curling iron, rollers or a braid out. For more length, add clip in kinky extensions to really bring the drama.

A barrel curling iron produces these springy, romantic curls which you can further enhance with thick flat twists at your hairline.

Easy, quick and playful this style just involves securing two bantu knots at the front of your hair with pins or hair ties and fluffing out the rest of your hair. This style works great on both long and short hair.

Blowout on short hair

Even teeny weeny afros can benefit from the curl stretching of blowouts, looking not so teeny weeny anymore. Adding a perpendicular side part is a great way to add dimension to the style.

Half up, half down ponytails create the illusion of more length and adding soft curls will add a more finished look overall. Clip-in extensions in blowout or kinky textures can also be added for more flair.

This elegeant and simple look is perfect for the office, brunch or even formal events. Remember not to pull too hard on your hair when tying it up as this can lead to breakage.

One of the benefits of blowing out natural hair is you don’t need to use as much gel and creme to pull your hair into flat twists like this style. Just run a little bit of moisturizer or oil through your hair and section it off in three parts in the front. Fluff out your puff for more volume.

Wrapping your pigtails into buns always makes them look a little more grownup while still whimsical and fun. Sleek down the rest of your hair with some gel or creme to really emphasise the poofiness of your buns.

Look and feel like an old Hollywood starlet with this 1940s inspired style. You don’t even need heat to achieve these girls, just hair rollers or leave your hair in twists overnight. Using minimal heat after blow drying will go a long way towards protecting your strands.

The ends of your hair are particularly fragile after applying heat so wrapping them into a bun where they are safe from the friction of your clothes is always a great idea. Add dimension and frame your face with waterfall bangs using either twists, braids or hair rollers to curl them.

This simple style makes a beautiful statement by allowing your hair to frame your head like a halo. Use a headband or bobby pins to pull your hair back and set with some sheen spray.

Stretch your blow out even further by putting into flat twists over night. Set it with your favorite sheen spray and when you undo them in the morning, you will have full and springy curls to arrange into a lovely ‘fro.

Perfect for lazy girls or simply anyone who enjoys volume, just part your hair down the middle and use your fingers or a wide tooth come to fluffy out your hair. You can go further by laying your baby hairs with gel but the look is already great without it.

This simple style speaks for itself. Show off your length and frame your face with a side part and some hair spray. Just remember to seal your ends with some oil so they can better stand the friction from your clothing.

Another simple yet bold style, these bangs can be achieve by simply combing a section of hair at your forehead forward. You can trim them shorter above your eyes or let them hang over your face.

Braid out curls

Putting your hair into three strand braids overnight will create these big, bouncy curls which look great on everyone. This style is perfect for both long and short hair.

Beautiful side swept updo

This charming updo features a side part and faux bang created by letting the front sections sweep over your forehead. You can secure this with pins or beautiful hair accessorices like bejeweled combs and clips.

Flexi-rods are a simple, heat-free way to define your curls when you’re natural and they work even better on blow dried hair. Additionally, you can tease your roots by back combing to create more height.

Who doesn’t love a bouncy ponytail? If your hair is shorter, you can pull it back into a ponytail and wrap extensions around it for length. To better blend the extensions into your real hair, try setting the extensions in twists or braids first so they can curl.

This romantic and sexy look just requires a flat iron and a round brush. By “bumping” the ends (curling them inward), you’re also protecting your hair from contact friction. Always use a heat protectant or oil when straightening your hair.

You can achieve these beachy waterwaves through almost any of your preferred curling methods such as a curling iron, rollers, flexi-rods, braids or twists. The key is to keep the curls big and loose for that summer feel.

By running over your blowout with a flat iron, you can achieve that relaxer look without having to make the permanenet change. This bone straight style looks great in blunt cuts and adding flat twists at the front gives that special touch.

Perhaps the best part of a blowout is that you get to enjoy the full volume of your hair. By tying to high ponytails, one beneath the other, you can double the length and size of your hair.

Look elegant yet casually effortless with this easy style. Section your hair into various twists or loose braids and then wrap them under each other at the nape of your neck into this timeless chignon. This style is especially great for formal events.

A faux-hawk, a less permanent take on the mohawk, works great on blow dried hair. Clip your hair up at the sides of your head or braid it vertically at the back and let the rest cascade over the front and side of your face. You can leave it straight or leave twists overnight to get this curly texture.

Blowing out your hair still means you can enjoy African inspired protective styles like these chunky braids. Section the hair into geometric shapes like triangles or diamonds. Leave the ends unbraided for texture and shape.

A fresh take on classic French braids, part your hair on the side and make two very big flat twists that come forward over your shoulders. Finish off twists with hair ties and in a matter of minutes you have a relaxed, elegant look perfect for the office or a casual day out.

This beautiful style involves sectioning hair into big, loose twists with beads added randomonly through out. More height is created with a big bun right at the hairline for an effortless yet dramatic look.